Non-refillable bottle.



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Patented mar. 16,1909.

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NON-BEFILLABLE BOTTLE.

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NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 16, 1909.

Application filed. September 24, 1908. Serial No. 454,494.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JULIUS HEI't and OLGA H1213, subjects of the Kingof Hungary, and residents of Greenpoint, in the county of Kings andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inNon-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bottles and has for its object to prevent therefilling of a bottle and at the same time to permit of the free andunrestricted decanting of the liquid contents of the bottle.

With this and other objects in view the present invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of the several parts, as will behereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings,and particularly pointed out in the annexed claims, it being; of course,understood that changes in the form, proportion, size and minor detailsmay be made within the scope of the claims and without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the present invention.

Broadly speaking the bottle or receptacle consists of two independentcontainers, one within the other, and the outer one of which is providedwith the usual neck and a plurality of passages, adapted to registerwith a corresponding plurality of passages in the inner receptacle, whenin a predetermined position. In the assages of the outer rece tacle areprovi ed a plurality of seals or va ves controlling the flow of liquidin the same.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is asection of the bottle in a plane passing through thelongitudinal axis of the same. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken online 2, 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on line 3, 3 ofFig. 2, or more particularly in a plane at right angles to the plane ofthe section shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section similar to the oneshown in Fig. 3, the relative positions of the inner and outer membersof the bottle being changed, and Fig. 5 is a detail of construction.

In the drawing, 10 indicates a bottle or receptacle made of any suitablematerial, such as glass, metal, etc, and being provided with the usualneck 11, and a base 12, upon which the bottle rests in its uprightnormal position. The inner surface 13 of the hollow body 10 forms thesurface of a body of revolution and more particularly, in the caseillustrated in the drawings, of a sphere. It is, of course, obvious thatthe surface 13 may form the surface of any other body of revolution,such as, for instance, of a cylinder or hyperboloid; it being, however,essential that, for a reason hereinafter tobe described, the axis aroundwhich the given curve revolves should be arranged horizontally. At theend of a horizontal diameter of the interior of the bottle are formedrecesses 14 and 15 in the body 10, which recesses are preferably madecylindrical and form bearings for the journals 16 and 17, respectively,of an inner hollow spherical member 18, fitting closely the sphericalsur face 13 of the hollow member 10.

Obviously the body 18 isthus mounted rotatably in thebearings,*hereinbefore mentioned, whereby the position of the samerelative to the body 10 maybe varied at will. The body 18 is providedwith a weighted por tion 19, made integral with or suitably secured tothe same, and being slidably arranged in a groove 20, formed in the body10 and, referably, in a plane at right angles to the p ane in which therecesses 14 and 15 are arranged.

The journals 16 and 17 of the body 18 are provided with cylindricalrecesses 21 and 22, respectively, leading from the interior of the bodytopassages 23 and 24, the outer ends of which are closed by portions ofthe cylindrical surfaces of the bearings 14 and 15 when the body 18 isin itsnormal position, shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings.

The outlet 25 of the neck 11 is connected by means of the passages 26and 27 with the cylindrical recesses 14 and 15, respectively. Each ofthe passages 26 and 27 branches out near to its inner end into twopassages 26, 26" and 27 and 27", respectively. These branches lead tothe cylindrical recesses 14 and 15 at a height, whereby the passages 23and 24 of the journals 16 and 17, respectively, register with one pairof said branches when the weighted portion 19 contacts with the end 20of the groove 20, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, and with the otherpair of branches when the weighted portion contacts with the other end20 of the groove 20.

In the passages 26 and 27 are formed valve-seats 28 and 29, upon whichmay be seated valves 30 and 31, respectively, each of which is providedwith a conical portion, snugly fitting said valve-seats. The valves 30and 31 are preferably made of floating material, such as cork, for apurpose hereinafter to be explained. Lugs 32 and 33 are furthermorearranged in the passages 26 and 27, respectively, which lugs formvalve-seats for the valves 34 and 35, which may be made of someresilient material, as for instance, rubber, provided with rigid disks36 and 37 at their upper ends. Near to the outer end of the passages 26and 27 are formed lugs38 and 39, projecting into the passages so as toprevent the removal of the valves, hereinbei'ore mentioned.

It is obvious that it will be necessary to make the inner member 18 ofthe bottle of a suitable material, which is not affected by water,alcohol orany other liquid which it is intended to keep in the bottle.The outer member 10, on the other hand, may be made of metal or anyother suitable material and is preferably made or two sections, solderedor in any other suitable way secured together after the inner member 18has been arranged therein. The valves, hereinbefore described, areplaced into the passages after the liquid has been filled into thebottle.

To fill the bottle it is necessary to bring the outer member 10 into theposition, shown in Fig. 4 whereby the longitudinal axis 01' the bottlecomes to lie in a substantially horizontal line. The inner member 1 8,being )ro vided with the weighted portion 19, wil be kept in a position,relative to the outer member 10, whereby one pair of the branches of thepassages 26 and 27 registers with the passages 23 and 2 1, leading intothe interior of the hollow member 18. The bottle may thus be filled withliquid under slight pressure. The bottle is then brought back to itsnormal upright position, and then the stoppers 30 and 31 placed into thepassages by the aid of a suitable instrument, whereby they will pass thelugs 32 and 33, respectively, after which operation the valves 34 and 35are inserted in a similar manner. ()bviously the lugs 38 and 39 preventthe removal of the stoppers 34 and 35, while the lugs 32 and 33 limitthe outward movement of the stoppers 30 and 31.

When the bottle is tilted so that the weighted member 19 of the innerreceptacle 18 contacts with one end of the groove 20, the valves willleave their seats and thus permit the contents of the bottle to passaround the valves and out through the neck portion of the bottle. Assoon as the bottle is restored to its upright normal position, thepassages 23 and 24 of the inner member 18 are covered by the bearings 14and 15, and on the other hand, the valves are seated upon theirrespective seats. An attempt to. refill the bottle is defeated by reasonof the floating valves 30 and 31, which will be seated unto theirrespective valve-seats when a liquid is caused to fiow from outside intopassages 25 and 26. It is impossible to pass any implement downwardlythrough the neck portion and grasp the valves 34 and 35 for the reasonthat the upper ends of the same are covered by the rigid plates 36 and37, respectively.

What we claim is:

1. A non-refillable bottle, comprising a necked receptacle provided witha plurality of passages communicating with the neck portion thereof, anda secondary receptacle oscillatably mounted within said neckedreceptacle and having means for openin a communication between saidsecondary receptacle and said passages when said necked receptacle istilted over.

2. The combination with a necked receptacle provided with a plurality ofpassages communicating with the neck portion thereof, of a secondaryreceptacle oscillatably mounted within said necked receptacle and havingmeans for opening a communication between said secondary receptacle andsaid passages when said necked receptacle is tilted over, and aplurality of valves in said passages.

3. The combination with a necked receptacle provided with a plurality ofpassages communicating with the neck portion thereof, of a secondaryreceptacle oscillatably mounted within said necked receptacle and havingpassages adapted to register with said first passages when said neckedreceptacle is tilted over, and means for limiting the relative movementof said receptacles to each other.

1. The combination with a necked receptacle provided with a plurality ofpassages communicating with the neck portion thereof, of a secondaryreceptacle oscillatably mounted within said necked receptacle and havingpassages adapted to register with said first passages when said neckedreceptacle is tilted over, means for limiting the relative movement ofsaid receptacles to each other, and a plurality of valves in thepassages of said necked receptacle.

5. The combination with a necked receptacle having recesses therein andpassages leading from said recesses to the neck portion of saidreceptacle, of a secondary receptacle within said necked receptacle, andjournals on said secondary receptacle and fitting the recesses of saidnecked receptacle, said journals being provided with passages foropening a communication between said secondary receptacle and the neckportion of said first receptacle when the latter is tilted over.

6. The combination with a necked receptacle having recesses therein andpassages leading from said recesses to the neck portion of saidreceptacle, of a secondary receptacle within said necked receptacle,journals on said secondary receptacle and fitting the recesses of saidnecked receptacle, said journals being provided with passages foropening a communication between said secondary receptacle and the neckportion of said first receptacle when the latter is tilted over, andmeans for limiting the relative movement of said receptacles to eachother.

7. The combination with a necked receptacle having recesses therein andpassages leading from said recesses to the neck portion of saidreceptacle, of a secondary receptacle within said first receptacle,journals on said secondary receptacle and fitting the recesses of saidnecked receptacle, said ournals being provided with passages for openinga communication between said secondary receptacle and the neck portionof said first receptacle when the latter is tilted over, and valves inthe passages of said necked receptacle.

8. The combination with a necked receptacle having recesses therein andpassages leading from said recesses to the neck portion of saidreceptacle, of a secondary receptacle within said first receptacle,journals on said secondary receptacle and fitting the recesses of saidnecked receptacle, said journals being provided with passages foropening a communication between said secondary receptacle and the neckportion of said first receptacle when the latter is tilted over, meansfor limiting the relative movement of said receptacles to each other,and valves in the passages of said necked receptacle.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 15th day of September, A. D. 1908.

JULIUS H131 OLGA HEE.

l/Vitnesses SIGMUND Hnnzoe, ESITI HEii.

